Chevrolet LACETTI - 2006
443.7 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2006 is 371.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Chevrolet LACETTI, model year 2006.
Sample size: 260 cars, 574 tests and 2,547 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 260 cars
The 2006 Chevrolet Lacetti has a higher overall defect rate of 444 defects per 100 vehicles, compared to the average of 369 defects for its year, indicating it performs 20% worse than average. Notably, it exhibits significant issues with steering, body structure, and equipment, with defect rates in these categories being considerably higher than the average. For example, steering defects are reported at 30%, compared to 20% for the average car. The highest defect rates occur in the higher mileage brackets, particularly for vehicles over 124,000 miles, where the Lacetti shows a substantial increase in defects. Overall, while tyre wear is a common concern, it is the specific categories where the Lacetti struggles that stand out.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 260 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 22.3% worse
188.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 154.1 / 100 tests
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▼ 46.5% worse
29.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.2 / 100 tests
Visibility
▲ 4.3% better
26.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 27.7 / 100 tests
Lights & Electrics
▼ 11.6% worse
124.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 111.1 / 100 tests
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 7.7% worse
338.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 314.5 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
Body/Structure
▼ 24.7% worse
74.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 59.5 / 100 tests
Equipment
▼ 100.8% worse
23.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.8 / 100 tests
Other
▼ 83.9% worse
82.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 44.7 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 206
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 161
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 144
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 143
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
FAIL
Occurrences: 103
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 97
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 91
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 85
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 73
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 64
Serious faults (Top 10)
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
FAIL
Occurrences: 103
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 49
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 33
is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
FAIL
Occurrences: 30
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 27
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 24
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 23
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 22
An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 18
Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
FAIL
Occurrences: 17